Mr Andrew Snowden

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to respond to the outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in the UK.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of bluetongue BTV3 disease among animals in England.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of ongoing contracts for the provision of migrant hotel services were awarded through (a) competitive tender, (b) direct award and (c) emergency procurement.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on any (a) complaints and (b) concerns received from people housed in migrant hotels on the (i) conduct and (ii) quality of services provided by (A) private co

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on (a) employment conditions, (b) levels of pay and (c) training undertaken by staff working for subcontractors in migrant hotels.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department requires contractors providing hotel accommodation to asylum seekers to disclose their use of subcontractors.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies held contracts for the provision of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers on 1 September 2025; and what the (a) value and (b) duration is for each of those contracts.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse following the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine programme.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the readiness of NHS services in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire to deliver the chickenpox vaccine from January 2026.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to fund specific communications campaigns in (a) Lancashire and the (b) North West to (i) raise awareness of the chickenpox vaccine and (ii) address misinformation.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) inform and (b) educate parents about the new chickenpox vaccine, and to tackle vaccine hesitancy.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) mobile or (b) school-based vaccination programmes as part of the catch-up campaign for chickenpox vaccination.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions will be made for children over 18 months who have missed the initial two-dose chickenpox vaccine schedule.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to support (a) GP surgeries and (b) health visitors in delivering the chickenpox vaccine as part of the MMRV jab.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any regional pilot schemes will be introduced prior to the national rollout of the chickenpox vaccine for children.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the successful rollout of the new chickenpox vaccination programme in areas with historically low vaccine uptake.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the national test of the UK Emergency Alert System conducted on 23 April 2023; and what lessons will be applied to the test on 7 September 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Emergency Alert System has been (a) tested and (b) integrated with military contingency planning for civil emergencies.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department has had with mobile network operators on the (a) resilience and (b) reliability of mobile infrastructure to deliver emergency alerts during (i) power outages and (ii) network cong

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with mobile network operators on the (a) resilience and (b) reliability of mobile infrastructure to deliver emergency alerts during (i) power out

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accessibility of the UK Emergency Alert System for people who are (a) visually and (b) hearing impaired.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the UK Emergency Alert System integrates with (a) local authority and (b) regional emergency response plans.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is providing to Afghan nationals during their transition from Weeton Barracks to long-term housin; and whether this includes assistance with (a) employment, (b) language training and

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Weeton Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of Weeton Barracks for transitional accommodation on (a) military training operations and (b) the availability of housing for service personnel and t

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Weeton Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to return of Weeton Barracks to its original military function; and what his planned timetable is for the complete withdrawal of ARAP-related residents.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business and Trade on the potential impact of UK-US trade agreements on the price the NHS pays for medicines from American suppliers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on instances where the cost of drugs sourced from American pharmaceutical companies has significantly increased in the last five years; and what steps he is taking

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the NHS of procuring pharmaceutical drugs from suppliers based in the (a) USA, (b) UK and (c) EU.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the licensing regime for Houses in multiple occupation in (a) identifying and (b) addressing potential conflicts of interest inv

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to investigate potential conflicts of interest in the administration of asylum accommodation contracts relating to people who both oversee contracts and are lice